Yusef Lateef: Other Sounds, Downtown Discs - $8

Mr. Lateef is a fantastic jazz musician who is most notable for his flute/sax playing.  On this album, he rocks his signature instrument and brings four others along for the ride, and delivers his unique signature to some great tunes.  This session was recorded in 1957 and dances circles around many albums released in this period.

Bill Idol: Don’t Stop, Downtown Discs - $4

This disc consists of Mony Mony and Dacing With Myself, which makes it an instant classic. Billy is wearing a wife-beater and has spiked hair. You won’t mistake this album for something else.

Hank Williams: The Hank Williams Story, Pure Pop - $3

It has 4 records with 48 of Hank Williams best loved songs. I love country and Hank Williams is pure country.

Animal Collective: Strawberry Jam, Pure Pop - $17.97

This is my favorite Animal Collective record.  It has some of their strongest tracks to date without any misses.  The price is deserved because it’s relatively new and it’s a double LP.

The Mountain Goats: Tallahassee, Pure Pop - $15.97

The first Mountain Goats album devoid of recordings from John Darnielle’s signature Panasonic RX-FT500 boombox, this is a beautifully written album.  In November, I’ll be seeing them with Final Fantasy, so this record seemed particularly tempting today.

I’m obsessed with accents. YOUTHINK.com has a cool accent survey that I took. It seems pretty accurate and asks 17 questions about how you pronounce words.

My results came out as Neutral. What will your results be? I don’t know…thick Vermont accent? Take it!

You probably don’t have this accent, but who knows…

This is Kathy Soulia, Senior Client Strategist. She is a fine mama of money making. She loves to tell people what to do in the office, but when she goes out to lunch at Rooney’s, they tell her what to eat. She lives to generate as much capital for her clients as she possibly can, but despises paperwork. She absolutely, positively would never ever re-name the Burlington Free Press because of the honor and distinction it carries. Her favorite drink is Magic Hat Blind Faith, which they no longer manufacture because they never asked her opinion of it.

Above is Rebecca Green, a Sales Executive. She rather enjoys words and saying them, especially to other people. She’s a rabid fan of uncooked fish and more specifically, Sakura Bana. She loves Barefoot wine, and its bargain basement price. If given the opportunity to rename the Burlington Free Press, she would rename it Burlington’s Best. The worst part of her job are the people who cry when she calls them about business matters. It happens several times per week.

Only in Vermont will a man raise a moose when he was hurt by dogs and treat him like a human being. Only in Vermont would the news cover this story. Only in Vermont would a moose be given a name. Only in Vermont…

What’s going on in this picture? Adam and Jason are checking out the Hurricane Force Wind Tube at the ECHO Center on the waterfront.  Included in the fun was 78 mph of wind fury as seen above.

The ECHO Center has tons of great exhibits, all of which are family friendly. At only $9.50/adult and $7.50 for 17 and under, you can have fun all day and not break the bank.

They have dozens and dozens of different fish species on display and a well thought-out layout to view them in.

You can learn a tremendous deal of information about current environmental threats to the lake and surrounding area. This bike is a casualty of the zebra mussel invasion.

You can learn all about the weather, and even make your own weather forecast in front of a green screen, just like the pros (Tom Messner even guides you through it!). The always lovely Adam showed us all how it’s done with his energetic news broadcast.

This is part of the Indigenous Expressions exhibit, which shows photos of the people whose heritage goes back over 11,000 years. The exhibit is spread throughout the center and even includes touchable artifacts. It’s a great way to appreciate history from a different perspective.

If all of that is too overwhelming, you can grab a meal at the Think! Cafe and relax on the deck while your kids go nuts. Be sure to visit before the Wind: Power and Play exhibit is gone for good!